Decline of the Balds
The following is a guest blog by Cabins USA Gatlinburg : "As it stands, the best pasturage is high up in the mountains, where there a...
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Throwback Thursday
The Ptarmigan Tunnel in Glacier National Park is a 240-foot manmade tunnel that was blasted through the Ptarmigan Wall so that early park ...
The Great Smoky Mountains Scavenger Hunt
Now's the time to gather your friends, family and co-workers together to create a team for the annual Great Smoky Mountains Scavenger Hu...
What Does Cañon City, Colo., Have in Common with Harlan County, Ky?
They both have coal mining — or did, in Cañon's case. And they both have fictional U. S. marshals who make up the law as they go along ...
Big South Fork Estimates 80% of Park Impacted by Ice Storm
A large ice storm incident on February 21, 2015, crippled a large portion of the Upper Cumberland Plateau, including the Big South Fork Na...
"Get On the Trail" Hiking Series
Join Friends of the Smokies and fitness expert Missy Kane once again for another series of hikes this upcoming spring. Each Wednesday throug...
Fontana Dam To Be Designated as Newest Appalachian Trail Community
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), along with the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club (SMHC), invite the public to attend the official designa...
